People of the Covenant: An Introduction to the Old Testament

Abraham Ahab Amorite Amos amphictyonic ancient Antiochus Assyria Babylon Babylonian became Bible Biblical Archaeologist called Canaan Canaanite canonical century B.C. chapters Chronicles conquest continued covenant creation cult cultic Cyrus David Deuteronomy divine Edom Egypt Egyptian Elohistic empire exile Exodus Ezekiel Ezra faith Genesis God's Habiru Haggai Hebrew Hezekiah History of Israel holy hope Hosea interpretation Isaiah Israelite Jacob Jehoiakim Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Joshua Judah Judaism Judges judgment king kingdom land later leaders Leviticus lived Mesopotamia monarchy Moses nation Nehemiah nomadic Old Testament Omri oracles Palestine patriarchal period Persian Pharaoh Philistines political postexilic priest Priestly prophecy prophet Psalms Psalter redemptive reform reign religion religious restoration revolt RIVER sacrifice Samaria Samuel Saul says Yahweh scroll Servant Shechem Sinai Solomon story symbolic Syria temple throne tion Torah tradition tribes victory wilderness wisdom word worship Yahwistic